Pedro de Zárate

Pedro Ortiz de Zárate Garnica (1622 – October 27, 1683) was a Spanish catholic priest. He was the uncle of Juan de Garay, one of the first people to found the city of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. Pedro belonged to a family of conquerors who held possessions of encomiendas. In 1683, he, along with others, were murdered by indigenous tribes due to their supposed hatred of faith.